Chocolatetown Special Cake by Elizabeth
Chocolate cake, can any of us resist a really
good chocolate cake? I never can.
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1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup boiling water
2/3 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cup buttermilk
Stir together cocoa and
boiling water in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside. Cream shortening, sugar
and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with
buttermilk to shortening mixture. Blend in the cocoa mixture. Pour into 3
greased and floured 8 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes
or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of cake comes clean. Cool 10
minutes in pans, then remove and cool completely before frosting.
Fudge Frosting
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
Combine sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy saucepan. Add
milk and butter; bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium
speed until spreading consistency.
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